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Spell Bee Word: Breathe


What does breathe mean?

Word: Breathe

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Breathe means to take air into your body and let it out again.

Synonyms: inhale

How do you spell breathe?

Syllables: breathe

Tricky part: Breathe, the verb, ends in e; breath, the noun, does not. That last e also changes the sound of the word.

Watch out for: breeth, breethe, brieth

Memory tip: The e at the end is the action letter: you take a breath, and you breathe with an e.

Breathe in a sentence

Example 1: Breathe in slowly and count to four.

Example 2: It is hard to breathe in the smoky air near the bonfire.

Example 3: Divers carry tanks of air so they can breathe under water.

Fun Fact

Whales and dolphins live in the sea but cannot breathe under water. They have lungs, not gills, so they come up to the surface for air.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) soothe
b) brethe
c) clothe
d) bathe

Show answer

b) brethe. Breathe keeps the ea of breath; bathe, clothe and soothe are all spelt right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

breatthe

a) t
b) h
c) a
d) e

Show answer

a) t. The t and h sit side by side once, near the end of breathe.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

htaebre

a) braethe
b) breathe
c) berathe
d) brehate

Show answer

b) breathe. Build it from br at the front; the verb form ends with e.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word means to breathe out?

a) exhale
b) inhale
c) exhaust
d) excite

Show answer

a) exhale

2. When you breathe in deeply, your chest:

a) turns cold
b) stays still
c) gets bigger
d) gets smaller

Show answer

c) gets bigger

Associated Words

plumpimpossiblerichirritateattractive
cardboardbuycontemptconsideratewise

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